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drainage

[drey-nij] / ˈdreɪ nɪdʒ /


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Continued investment in drainage, road upkeep, and other public services also reflects collective support for the city's everyday needs.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Bridgestock and colleagues instead looked at acid mine drainage, a common side effect of mining that, despite being well understood, had never been formally quantified before this study.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

In 2022, the company installed a drainage pipe on the bay which it said it hoped at the time could "really make a difference".

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

The human urge to build right to the shoreline — whether it’s the coastal highway or a bluff-top home — also affects erosion by altering water drainage and adding weight to the cliff.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Min was stirring the clay in the drainage bed.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

"During these drainages, extensive triangular fracture fields with cracks in the ice formed from 2019 onwards, which are shaped differently from all lake drainages I have seen so far," Humbert said.

From Science Daily Jan. 5, 2026

Ghuge, the manager at Ola's Thane workshop, said reported service issues included battery drainages, software glitches and damaged wires.

From Reuters Nov. 28, 2023

It cites environmental concerns associated with the construction, claiming Arizona has "cut down and removed scores of trees, clogged drainages, and degraded the habitat of species listed under the Endangered Species Act".

From BBC Dec. 15, 2022

“The powerful storm resulted in debris flows rushing down the natural drainages and creek beds in Forest Falls,” the Sheriff’s Department said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2022

Records are lacking from the drainages of the Republican, North Canadian, Brazos and Colorado River drainages in the High Plains, but possibly isolated populations occur in some of these also.

From Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains by Henry S. Fitch




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